What does letting them make mistakes look like?
We want to encourage players to take chances in order to help them grow and develop, but how do we handle them making the inevitable errors?
Book Review: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Leaders Eat Last is a book about creating strong team environments and the things that contribute to them, and work against them.
Podcast 13 – Can you succeed when the players don’t prioritize winning?
In this episode of the podcast Tim Alaniz and I talk about whether you can succeed with players who put winning below other priorities.
Ugly is good!
Structured, highly ordered drills can look very nice, but the fact of the matter is they do a poor job of preparing for game randomness.
Book Review: Stop Competing and Start Winning
Stop Competing and Start Winning is a book about coaching beyond the practices and matches. It's about building and running a program.
Podcast 12 – Coaching with Grace with Geoff Carlston
In this episode of the podcast I have a talk with Geoff Carlston about how we treat ourselves as coaches, especially in hard times.
Looking back on 2020 and ahead to 2021
I know, I know. You probably would rather put 2020 totally behind you and focus on what we all hope will be a significantly better 2021 - eventually. Travel & Education Definitely
Recruiting Question: Skip high school and just play club?
In this post I share my thoughts on the prospect of someone skipping high school volleyball to only play club from a recruiting perspective.
Podcast 11 – Personal Update on the AVCA Convention and more
In this episode of the podcast I provide a personal update featuring my thoughts on the AVCA Convention and what else I have going on.